Intelligence
FAU study will test commercial viability of queen conch aquaculture
A 12-month FAU study in The Bahamas will assess market potential, farm design and environmental benefits of scalable queen conch aquaculture.
Innovation & Investment
Queen conch mobile hatchery records first hatch in The Bahamas
A mobile queen conch hatchery in The Bahamas has recorded its first hatch, advancing restoration efforts for the threatened species.
Innovation & Investment
FAU’s Queen Conch Lab and ISSF’s Jelly-FAD win the 2025 Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards
FAU’s Queen Conch Lab and ISSF’s jelly-FAD win top honors at the Responsible Seafood Summit, advancing sustainable aquaculture and fisheries.
Innovation & Investment
Responsible Seafood Innovation Award finalist: How FAU’s mobile hatcheries could save the Caribbean queen conch – one trailer at a time
FAU’s mobile hatcheries help restore queen conch, protect Caribbean ecosystems and support local communities through sustainable aquaculture.
Responsibility
Bahamas aquaculture project to restore queen conch and support sustainable fisheries
New Bahamas project to restore queen conch will grow 2,000 juveniles yearly and train locals in sustainable fishing and conservation.
Intelligence
Want to learn how to grow queen conch in the Caribbean? Start online
A free online training program, eConch, helps Caribbean communities learn to conserve and culture the endangered queen conch.
Responsibility
Aquaculture aids the restoration of iconic Caribbean shellfish queen conch
Dr. Megan Davis has written the book on culturing queen conch and will form a course to teach responsible practices to Caribbean communities.
Health & Welfare
Artificial diets for juvenile queen conch
Researchers found juvenile queen conch fed diets containing added macroalgae had higher survival than a control given catfish feed only.